Twin Butte Pit

Unknown in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282899
MAS/MILS ID 0040030757
Record type Site
Current site name Twin Butte Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.33627, 31.64433 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Huachuca City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020 S 020 E 31 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.33627, 31.64433

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Maddux And Sons Ready Mix
    ID 201880
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATED "OUT OF SIERRA VISTA ON HWY 92 JUST BEFORE RIVER

  • Deposit

    ON RIGHT" (US MSHA)

  • Deposit

    US MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE 1978

  • Deposit

    GEORGE TWEEDY 1979 US MSHA PHOENIX ARIZ, VERBAL COMMUN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 03/27/2018
MSHA mine ID0201880
Mine name (MSHA)Plant 1
Current operatorMaddux & Son's Inc
Current controller (parent)Clinton R Maddux; James C Maddux
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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